The children are ready to leave for the Christmas Eve service.
As are we.
We look forward to it each year. We anticipate it because of our church's Christmas Eve liturgy. Trinity Presbyterian follows a pattern of worship that many other reformed churches conduct at their Christmas Eve services. It is a traditional English service called, very simply, "Nine Lessons and Carols." The structure of the service is as simple as the title: nine passages of Scripture are followed by nine carols. Each lesson follows the same format: a reader (who represents various age groups, societies, or roles within the church) goes to the podium and introduces the Scripture lesson, reads the passage, and concludes by saying, "Thanks be to God." Then the congregation and/or choir sing a carol reflecting on that passage of Scripture. It is a wonderful evening that allows us to fully focus on Christ's coming to earth as the God-man to redeem His people.
Thanks be to God.
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